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No. 497,503. Patentd May 16, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THALIA E. SIPE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TAlLO RS MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,503, dated May 16,1893.

Application filed January 18,1889. Renewed February 21,1893. Serial No.463,263. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,THALIA E. SIPE, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Dressmaking-Charts, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in pattern charts used fordrafting the patterns of womens and childrens dresses, and its design isto save time and labor and to enable the easy production of a garmentwhich can be made without refitting. By its use, I am enabled to makegarments of such graceful shape as to impart tothe figure a slender,sloping, long waisted appearance, with a neat narrow look across thewaist, which is the object of every artistic dressmaker to impart, andwhich is easy and comfortable to the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a plan of my improved board or drafting square. Fig. 2 is a planview of the reverse side thereof.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts in each.

Referring now to Fig. 1:The board or square is provided with a straightedge A B,

. and preferably, with a straight edge A C at right angles thereto. Theedge A B is divided by scale marks, as shown in Fig. 1. The board hasalso an edge B, D, of elliptical curvature as accurately representedinFig. 1, and an edge D, O of substantially parabolic curvature as shown.The curved edge B, D near the end B, forms the guide for laying off thedarts, nearthe end D it forms the guide for the curvature of the sideform in the back, and at the middle portion it forms the guide for theseams. The curved edge 0, D, forms the guide for the arm-scye. The boardis also formed with a cut out portion having a curved edge E, F, ofelliptical, nearly circular, outline. This edge forms the guide for theneck. The proper radius of the curve is correctly illustrated in thedrawings. There are eight lines of figures referring to these scalemarks, which in order are the following:-Long, half of long, third oflong, front of neck, breast, chest, shoulder, and waist. The longmeasure is for the purpose of laying off the measures from the collarbone to the waist. The waist measure is for the purpose of laying ofifthe width of the front of the waist. The line of figures on the scale ofthe long measure represents the proper length less two inches. On theline marked Half of long, figures representing the long measure areplaced opposite to divisions calculated by the following formula:-

long measure-2 inches (TAP inch);

to divisions actually one-fourth of those represented; and on the linemarked Waist,

are figures referring to divisions, which on those of the figuresreferring to childrens sizes are actually one-third of thoserepresented, and on those of the figures referring to ladies sizes areone-third of such distances less two and one-half inches (an allowancefor darts).

I claim 1. The pattern board for waists of dresses,-

having the graduated straight edge A, B, the outside edge B, D, ofelliptical curvature forming a guide for the darts, seams and side ofthe back, and the outside edge 0, D, of substantially paraboliccurvature forming a guide for the arm-scye and extending from the end ofthe edge B, D, substantially as described.

2. The pattern board for waists of dresses, having the graduatedstraight edge A, B, the

outside edge B, D,of elliptical curvature forming a guide for the darts,seams and side In testimony whereof I have hereunto set of the back, theoutside edge 0, D-, of subimy hand this 27th day of December, A. D.stantially parabolic curvature forming a 1888.

guide for the arm-scye and extending from THALIA E. SIPE. 5 the end ofthe edge B, D, and the internal Witnesses:

elliptical curve E, F, forming a guide for the i W. B. CORWIN,

neck, substantially as described. THOMAS W. BAKEVVELL.

